{Behüt dich Gott, mein kleines (liebes) Mädchen,
Es muß ja so sein,
Mein Leben gehört dem Kaiser,
Mein Herz gehört dein!
Und mein Herz, das laß ich
Daheim in deinem Haus,
Sonst träf's vielleicht eine Kugel,
Und die Lieb' ränn' (flösse) all heraus!}
21-12. {=es=} (introductory or grammatical subject), cf. Page 16,
Note 9.
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{Seid gescheit! Seid gescheit!
Nicht in alles gleich hinein!
Es sitzt oft ein Fuchs
In einer Pelzkappe drein (drin)!}
The meaning is: Do not hurry in matters of love, for appearances are
often deceitful, and what at first glance looks like a smooth and
comfortable fur-cap (or fur-coat) may after all prove the hiding-place
of a cunning fox; a simile taken from the old mountaineer's sphere of
observation (cp. the biblical phrase "a ravening wolf in sheep's
clothing").
22-2. {=ja=} (adverb. idiom), _why, you know!_ or _you must know_.
22-3. {für'=s= Geld}, in English without article.
22-4. {=wohl=} (adverb. idiom), _sure enough_; _it is true_.
22-5. {=guter Dinge sein=} (a phrase with adverbial genit. of manner
or quality), _to be of good cheer_ or _in high spirits_ ("in high
feather").
22-6. {=nahm sich auf die Seite=}, trans., _called to his side_.
22-7. {=es=} (indef.), here for (the contents of) _pans and pots_.
22-8. {=dafür, daß er nicht singen könne=} (lit., for this that he
could not sing), _for his being unable to sing_.
22-9. {=spielte=} (obj. {die Zither} being implied).
22-10. {=es geht was=} (= {etwas}) {=drauf=} (colloq. phrase),
_considerable money is spent_, or _business is booming_.